The Blaydon Races; A Geordie folk song.  Sung at Newcastle United Football
Matches...HOWAY THE LADS!

I went to Blaydon Races
DTwas (xx0232@1)on the ninth of June
A7 (x02020@1)             DEighteen (xx0232@1)Hundred and Sixty Two
G (320003@1)            DOn (xx0232@1)a summer's afternoon
E7 (020130@1)      A7I (x02020@1)took the bus from Balmbras
DAnd (xx0232@1)she was heavy laden
A7 (x02020@1)           DAway (xx0232@1)we went along Collingwood Street
G (320003@1)            DThat's (xx0232@1)on the Road to Blaydon
A7 (x02020@1)             D (xx0232@1)
Oh me lads, you should've seen us gannin
D (xx0232@1)         A7 (x02020@1)           DPassing (xx0232@1)the folks along the road
G (320003@1)            DAnd (xx0232@1)all of them were starin'
G (320003@1)E7 (020130@1)          AAll (x02220@1)the lads and lasses there
DThey (xx0232@1)all had smilin' faces
A7 (x02020@1)                          DGannin (xx0232@1)along the Scotswood Road
G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D  A7To (x02020@1)see the Blaydon Races
	D (xx0232@1)
We flew past Armstrong's factory
DAnd (xx0232@1)up by the Robin Adair
A7 (x02020@1)  DBut (xx0232@1)gannin ower the Railway Bridge
G (320003@1)      DThe (xx0232@1)bus wheel flew off there
E7 (020130@1)name="chord_x02020@1">A7
The lasses lost their crinolines
DAnd (xx0232@1)veils that hide their faces
A7 (x02020@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
I got two black eyes and a broken nose
G (320003@1)   DIn (xx0232@1)gannin to Blaydon Races
A7 (x02020@1)    D (xx0232@1)Oh me lads, you should've seen us gannin
D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02020@1">A7	DPassing (xx0232@1)the folks along the road
G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
And all of them were starin'
G (320003@1)    E7 (020130@1)          AAll (x02220@1)the lads and lasses there
DThey (xx0232@1)all had smilin' faces
A7 (x02020@1)                          DGannin (xx0232@1)along the Scotswood Road
G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D  A7To (x02020@1)see the Blaydon Races
	D (xx0232@1)

Now when we got the wheel back on
DAway (xx0232@1)we went again
A7 (x02020@1)  DBut (xx0232@1)them that had their noses broke
G (320003@1)      DThey (xx0232@1)went back ower hyem
E7 (020130@1)name="chord_x02020@1">A7
Some went to the dispensary
DAnd (xx0232@1)some to Doctor Gibbses
A7 (x02020@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
And some to the infirmary
G (320003@1)   DTo (xx0232@1)mend their broken ribses
A7 (x02020@1)    D (xx0232@1)
Oh me lads, you should've seen us gannin
D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02020@1">A7	DPassing (xx0232@1)the folks along the road
G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
And all of them were starin'
G (320003@1)    E7 (020130@1)          AAll (x02220@1)the lads and lasses there
DThey (xx0232@1)all had smilin' faces
A7 (x02020@1)                          DGannin (xx0232@1)along the Scotswood Road
G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D  A7To (x02020@1)see the Blaydon Races
	D (xx0232@1)We flew across the Tyne Bridge
DAnd (xx0232@1)came to Blaydon Toon
A7 (x02020@1)  DThe (xx0232@1)barman he was calling then
G (320003@1)      DThey (xx0232@1)called him Jackie Broon
E7 (020130@1)name="chord_x02020@1">A7
I saw him talking to some chaps
DAnd (xx0232@1)them he was persuadin'
A7 (x02020@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
To gan and see Geordie Ridley's show
G (320003@1)   DAt (xx0232@1)the Mechanics' Hall in Blaydon
A7 (x02020@1)    D (xx0232@1)
Oh me lads, you should've seen us gannin
D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02020@1">A7	DPassing (xx0232@1)the folks along the road
G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
And all of them were starin'
G (320003@1)    E7 (020130@1)          AAll (x02220@1)the lads and lasses there
DThey (xx0232@1)all had smilin' faces
A7 (x02020@1)                          DGannin (xx0232@1)along the Scotswood Road
G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D  A7To (x02020@1)see the Blaydon Races
	D (xx0232@1)Now when we got to Paradise
DThere (xx0232@1)were bonny games begun
A7 (x02020@1)  DThere (xx0232@1)were four and twenty on the bus
G (320003@1)      DAnd (xx0232@1)how we danced and sung
E7 (020130@1)name="chord_x02020@1">A7
They called on me to sing a song
DSo (xx0232@1)I sang 'em 'Paddy Fagan'
A7 (x02020@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
I danced a jig and I swung me twig
G (320003@1)   DThe (xx0232@1)day I went to Blaydon
A7 (x02020@1)    D (xx0232@1)
Oh me lads, you should've seen us gannin
D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02020@1">A7	DPassing (xx0232@1)the folks along the road
G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
And all of them were starin'
G (320003@1)    E7 (020130@1)          AAll (x02220@1)the lads and lasses there
DThey (xx0232@1)all had smilin' faces
A7 (x02020@1)                          DGannin (xx0232@1)along the Scotswood Road
G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D  A7To (x02020@1)see the Blaydon Races
	D (xx0232@1)The rain it poured down all the day
DAnd (xx0232@1)made the ground quite muddy
A7 (x02020@1)  DCoffee (xx0232@1)Johnny had a white hat on
G (320003@1)      DShouted (xx0232@1)'Wee stole the cuddy?'
E7 (020130@1)name="chord_x02020@1">A7
There were spice stalls and monkey shows
DAnd (xx0232@1)old wives selling ciders
A7 (x02020@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
And the chap on the ha'penny roundabout
G (320003@1)   DSaying (xx0232@1)'Any more lads for riders?'
A7 (x02020@1)    D (xx0232@1)
Oh me lads, you should've seen us gannin
D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02020@1">A7	DPassing (xx0232@1)the folks along the road
G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
And all of them were starin'
G (320003@1)    E7 (020130@1)          AAll (x02220@1)the lads and lasses there
DThey (xx0232@1)all had smilin' faces
A7 (x02020@1)                          DGannin (xx0232@1)along the Scotswood Road
G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D  A7To (x02020@1)see the Blaydon Races
	D (xx0232@1)